From ICP to Vice President at Emergent: an alumnus on how the network opened a career in international development Leks Olubodun, ICP alumnus, University of Westminster; now Vice President, Funding Governance and Impact, Emergent, United Kingdom Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network, and the ICP years...
“More than another academic event.”
From winning WIUT’s SDG Course in Tashkent to the 9th DEN International Conference in London: a third-year Economics student on friendships across borders Bakhromkhon Murodkosimov, third-year BSc Economics with Finance, Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), Uzbekistan Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network. * * *...
“A single voice in a decade of many.”
A second-year WIUT student on joining at DEN’s 8th conference, and writing her first book chapter Bahar Emine Özdemir, second-year student, Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), Uzbekistan Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network. * * * How did you first come into contact with DEN?...
“One day, presenting research. The next representing your country.”
From the 2023 DEN conference to a Japan-ASEAN youth leadership programme: a Kasetsart Psychology graduate on saying yes before you feel ready Pinyapatch Meksakunwong (Pinya), BA Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, Class of 2024; now Talent Acquisition Coordinator at Agoda, Thailand Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the...
“You will go further than we have ever gone.”
A Kasetsart University alumnus on presenting at the DEN conference, editing the DEN book, and the research career it set in motion Thanakrit Thongchantr (Tt.), BA International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, Class of 2023; now Research Assistant, Thailand Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education...
Solving Global Poverty Helps More Than You Would Think
Global poverty is often seen as a distant problem, something that affects other countries far removed from our own daily lives. Yet its effects ripple outward and touch every community, large or small, near or far. When people around the world gain access to food, education, healthcare, period products, and decent work, the benefits are...
“Thought it was pointless. Big mistake.”
From sceptic to alumnus: how a Latvian student got talked into DEN, and stayed Valters Dāvids Ostrovskis, BA alumnus, University of Westminster; now Head of Sales at Roadgames, Latvia Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network. * * * How did you first come into contact with...
“A single act of kindness can inspire another.”
From a Vietnam research trip to a vocation in child protection in Peru Claudia Lindo, BA graduate, University of Westminster; now MSc Project Management student, Sheffield, United Kingdom (Peruvian heritage) Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network. * * * How did you first come into contact...
“Good research asks better questions.”
From a student conference win in Tashkent to MSc Economics at the University of Bonn, by way of DEN Durdonabonu Davronova, BSc Economics with Finance, Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), Uzbekistan; now MSc Economics student, University of Bonn, Germany Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network....
“Not a place they may one day attend. A place where they contribute.”
Over ten years of CCCG-Westminster partnership: a Business Lecturer for a decade of DEN, and what comes next Prabhakar Tailor, Business Lecturer, Capital City College Group (formerly City and Islington College), London, United Kingdom Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network. * * * About you Prabhakar...
“A microcosm for democracy in developing countries.”
A Peruvian legal scholar on witnessing DEN’s beginnings in 2015, and the case for Latin America in the next decade Professor Dr Horacio G. Priale, Doctor in Law, Lecturer in the Law Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network....
Before Departure: A Stepping Stone
Hello readers. My name is Dang Nguyen Thu An. I am 19 years old and currently a second-year fast-track student pursuing my degree in the Faculty of International Studies at Hanoi University. Since turning eighteen, I have changed quite a lot. I have been stepping out of my comfort zone to try things I never...
